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Opportunities Day Helps First Year Students Navigate Their Law School Experience

Opportunities Day, the first of a series of events as part of the law school’s 2012 Founders’ Celebration, is a day-long event for first year J.D. students (1Ls) entering their second semester. The event, which has been ongoing at the law school for nearly ten years, helps students to make the most of their academic and experiential development. 

“Opportunities Day is a way to suggest to first year students that their law school experience will soon be changing in a dramatic way,” said David Jaffe, associate dean in the Office of student affairs.  “It allows students to think ahead about taking responsibility for pursuing their interests and opportunities.” 

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• Panelists to Debate Merits of U.S. Supreme Court Case on FCC Regulation of "Indecent" Broadcasts (02/03/12)
• Diplomats and Experts to Address Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings (01/27/12)
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American University Washington College of Law In the News...

Feb. 6, BBC - Professor Ira Robbins discusses whether the middle finger gesture used by pop star M.I.A. during the Super Bowl halftime show is truly outside of cultural, linguistic, and national boundaries. Read the article.

Feb. 6, Politico - In this opinion piece, William Yeomans, fellow in law and government, explains that referendums are not the solution to civil rights and equality issues. Read the article.

Feb. 2, Associated Press - As the National Archives unveiled a repaired 715 year-old copy of the Magna Carta, Professor Stephen Vladeck describes how the document opened the door to principles for government based on law and the role of the people. Watch the video. Read the article.

Jan. 31, The Atlantic Wire - Daniel Metcalfe, adjunct professor and executive director of the Collaboration on Government Secrecy, comments on the government's response in a lawsuit to release the postmortem images of Osama bin Laden taken during the raid in Pakistan. Read the article.

Jan. 30, Latin Pulse - Dean Claudio Grossman is interviewed about the case of Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Leopoldo Lopez. Listen to the interview.

Jan. 26, Huffington Post - Sean Flynn, professor and associate director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, is quoted about the European Union and 22 of its member states signing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) . Read the article.

Jan. 20, Reuters - A ruling by a federal judge last month said that New York violated federal laws because it lacked wheelchair-accessible taxis. Professor Robert Dinerstein discusses how this ruling could be applied to other city agencies. Read the article.

Jan. 13, CBN - Andrew Taslitz, visiting professor, discusses how law enforcement can better address the public's privacy concerns when using technology like license plate readers for safety and security. Watch the video.